This is the glossary of all vocabulary used in this online German course. Plurals are indicated in brackets, as is additional information about the lexical items such as whether a verb is separable (sep.) or inseparable (insep.). The cases taken by prepositions and verbs are also indicated in brackets - accusative (Acc.), dative (Dat.) or genitive (Gen.). Please use the navigation panels in the left-hand column of this glossary to move forwards and backwards through the alphabet.
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das Fach (pl. - Fächer) |
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subject |
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der Fahrausweis (-e) |
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ticket |
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die Fähre (-n) |
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ferry |
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fahren |
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to travel; to drive |
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- mit dem Zug fahren |
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- to travel by train |
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der Fahrer (-) |
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driver (male) |
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die Fahrerin (-innen) |
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driver (female) |
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die Fahrkarte (-n) |
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ticket |
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- der Fahrkartenautomat (-e) |
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- ticket machine |
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das Fahrrad (pl. -räder) |
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bicycle |
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- mit dem Fahrrad fahren |
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- to cycle |
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der Fahrschein (-e) |
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ticket |
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der Fahrstuhl (pl. -stühle) |
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lift; elevator |
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die Fahrt (-en) |
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journey |
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- die Fahrtzeit (-en) |
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- journey time |
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die Familie (-n) |
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family |
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- haben Sie Familie? |
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- do you have a family? |
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familienfreundlich |
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family-friendly |
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der Fan (-s) |
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(football) fan |
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die Farbe (-n) |
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colour |
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der Farbfernseher (-) |
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colour TV set |
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Farb-TV |
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colour TV |
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der Faschingsdienstag |
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Shrove Tuesday |
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fast |
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almost |
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faulenzen |
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to laze about |
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die Faxmaschine (-n) |
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fax machine |
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die Faxnummer (-n) |
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fax number |
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Februar |
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February |
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- im Februar |
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- in February |
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fechten |
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to fence |
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der Fechtsport |
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fencing |
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der Federball
das Badminton |
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badminton |
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die Feinkosthandlung (-en) |
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delicatessen |
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das Fenster (-) |
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window |
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- von unserem Fenster aus |
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- from our window |
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Ferien (plural) |
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holidays |
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- die Semesterferien |
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- university vacation |
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das Feriendorf (pl. -dörfer) |
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holiday village |
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das Ferienhaus (pl. -häuser) |
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holiday home |
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das Ferienticket (-s) |
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holiday ticket |
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die Ferienwohnung (-en) |
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holiday flat |
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die Fernbedienung |
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remote control |
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das Ferngespräch (-e) |
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long-distance call |
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fernsehen (sep.) |
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to watch television |
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das Fernsehen |
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television (medium) |
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der Fernseher (-) |
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TV set |
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- der Farbfernseher |
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- colour TV set |
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die Fernsehsendung (-en) |
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television programme |
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die Fernsprechauskunft |
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directory enquiries |
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die Fernwärme |
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district heating |
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fertig |
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finished; ready |
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fest |
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firm; solid |
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das Festnetz |
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landline |
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der Film (-e) |
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film |
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- der Abenteuerfilm |
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- adventure film |
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- der Zeichentrickfilm |
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- cartoon film |
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finden |
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to find |
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- wo finde ich...? |
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- where can I find...? |
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dann finden Sie... |
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then you will find... |
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der Finne (-n) |
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Finn (male) |
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die Finnin (-innen) |
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Estonian (female) |
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finnisch |
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Finnish (adj.) |
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Finnland |
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Finland |
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die Firma (pl. - Firmen) |
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firm; company |
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der Fisch (-e) |
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fish |
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fit |
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fit |
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das Fitness-Center (-) |
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fitness centre |
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der Fitnessraum (pl. -räume) |
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fitness room |
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die Flasche (-n) |
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bottle |
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das Fleisch |
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meat |
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- das Hackfleisch |
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- mincemeat |
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flexibel |
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flexible |
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die Fliege (-n) |
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bow-tie; fly |
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die Flitterwochen (plural) |
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honeymoon |
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der Flughafen (pl. -häfen) |
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airport |
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- am Flughafen |
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- at the airport |
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das Flugzeug (-e) |
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aeroplane |
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der Flur (-e) |
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hall; corridor |
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